Funk Masters was a British reggae-

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band. Its

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"It's Over" peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart in 1983. The band was formed by DJ Tony Williams (who was a reggae presenter on

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) in 1979 and was his very first project.

History

The band's debut single was an instrumental "Love Money", released in 1980, as the B-side to "(Money) No Love" credited to Bo Kool, which is seen as one of the first UK rap songs, if not the first. Both songs were written, arranged and produced by Williams. Williams was working in a club on

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, London and would "kind of rap" with friend Bo Kool to the Sugarhill Gang's " Rapper's Delight", which had recently been released. He suggested going to a studio and recording it. "Money In My Pocket" by Dennis Brown was popular at the time and Kool decided to write some lyrics based around it. The track was then recorded at Hillside Studio in London. The song also got some traction on the US dance scene. The band's only chart success was the more soul song "It's Over", released in June 1983. The vocals are uncredited and are by Juliet Roberts (then performing as Julie Roberts) and the song also includes horns by

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History

Discography

Singles

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